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Early this week, with rain and freezing weather predicted, I decided to dig the rest of my carrots and beets. I got home early to dig them before it got dark, but still ended up digging in the dark, cold, … Continue reading →

Because of the freezing weather and snow predicted for the rest of this week, I decided to harvest the remaining carrots this afternoon. I used my garden fork to loosen them and gloved hands to remove most of the mud and … Continue reading →

Have you been planning to establish a garden but still haven’t gotten started? If you live in the northern temperate region, there’s something you can do now that will make it easier for you to start that garden next spring. First, you need to … Continue reading →

Over the weekend, I finished preparing garden bed number two. I used my garden fork to turn over the soil, raked it out and raised the edges. Since I haven’t found a source for the type of manure that I want … Continue reading →

I “rotate” my garden plants each year, moving each family of vegetables to the next of my four raised garden beds. The vegetables don’t occupy the same soil for four years, which hopefully reduces the number of pests and diseases specific to … Continue reading →

Timing can be tricky when you’re planting fall crops. Too late, and you’ll never harvest anything; too early, and summer’s heat may be too much for cool-weather crops. Tonight, I prepared raised bed number four. I pulled various cabbage family … Continue reading →

The weather prediction looks perfect for newly transplanted seedlings over the next week: rainy or cloudy, never too hot or cold. I had been “hardening off” the early tomatoes since Thursday, i.e. putting them outside in a shady spot so … Continue reading →

I prepared raised bed number four on Monday (April 8th) in the usual way: digging with the garden fork; raking it out flat and banking the sides; and adding first manure, then two pounds of 5-10-10 fertilizer (this bed is … Continue reading →

This raised bed was prepared in the same manner as raised bed number two. I already cleaned the old plant stems out earlier. I moved some of the screws holding the timbers together so that they were in solid wood … Continue reading →

Preparation of this raised bed (bed number two) began with the cleanup a few weeks ago. After that, I turned over the soil with my garden fork. This loosens the soil to allow air and water to move freely, mixes decaying … Continue reading →